A former British Museum staff member stole over 300 pieces of art, selling them at an antiques market, before being caught red-handed, a new book has revealed.
Nigel Peverett, who worked at the museum’s Department of Prints and Drawings in the early 1970s, had remained a “frequent visitor” to the museum until one day in April 1992, when he was caught leaving it with 35 prints worth around £5,000.
